ΚΕΡΑΣ, κερας
KERAS, keras
Sounds Like: KEH-ras
Translations: horn, a horn, power, strength, dignity, wing, peak
From the root: ΚΕΡΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word primarily refers to the horn of an animal. Metaphorically, it can signify strength, power, or dignity, as horns were symbols of might and authority. It can also refer to a projecting point, a peak, or even a wing of an army or a musical instrument made from a horn.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G2768 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 9:8
- 1 Maccabees — 2:48, 9:1, 9:16
- Psalms — 17:3, 74:5, 74:6, 88:18, 88:25, 91:11, 111:9, 131:17, 148:14
- Job — 42:14
- Sirach — 47:5, 47:7, 47:11, 49:5
- Lamentations — 2:3, 2:17
- Zechariah — 2:4
- Luke — 1:69
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:5
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 6:223
- Book 10 — 5:77, 11:271, 11:272
- Book 13 — 2:59
- Book 14 — 8:133, 8:134, 15:416
- Book 19 — 1:91
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Samuel — 2:1, 2:10, 16:1, 16:13
- 2 Samuel — 22:3
- 1 Kings — 1:39
- 1 Chronicles — 25:5
- Judith — 9:8
- 1 Maccabees — 2:48, 9:1, 9:15, 9:16
- 2 Maccabees — 15:20
- Psalms — 17:3, 74:5, 74:6, 88:18, 88:25, 91:11, 111:9, 131:17, 148:14
- Odes — 3:1, 3:10, 13:69
- Job — 42:14
- Sirach — 47:5, 47:7, 47:11, 49:5
- Jeremiah — 31:25
- Lamentations — 2:3, 2:17
- Ezekiel — 29:21
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 7:8, 7:11, 7:21, 8:5, 8:8, 8:9, 8:21
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 7:8, 7:11, 7:20, 7:21, 8:5, 8:8, 8:9, 8:21
- Zechariah — 1:21
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 1:69
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΕΡΑΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΕΡ — horn, a horn, of a horn, to a horn, wing, a wing, of a wing, to a wing, end, an end, of an end, to an end, strength, a strength, of strength, to strength
- ΚΕΡΑ — horn, a horn, of a horn, of horns, power, strength, a peak, a summit, a wing (of an army)
- ΚΕΡΑΣΙ — (to) horns, (with) horns, (in) horns
- ΚΕΡΑΣΙΝ — to horn, to a horn, to horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤ — horn, a horn, horns, power, strength, a symbol of power, a symbol of strength
- ΚΕΡΑΤΑ — horns, a horn, power, strength, dignity, authority
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙ — horn, of a horn, to a horn
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΑ — carob pods, a carob pod, little horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΝΑΙΣ — horns, trumpets, ram's horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΝΗ — horn, trumpet, a horn, a trumpet
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΝΟΣ — horny, made of horn, horn-like
- ΚΕΡΑΤΙΟΝ — carob, a carob, carob pod, a carob pod
- ΚΕΡΑΤΟΝ — horn, a horn, horn-like projection, wing (of an army), end (of a mountain range), peak, promontory
- ΚΕΡΑΤΟΣ — of horn, of a horn
- ΚΕΡΑΤΩ — to horns, for horns, with horns
- ΚΕΡΑΤΩΝ — of horns
- ΚΕΡΟΣ — horn, a horn, wing, a wing, peak, a peak, projection, a projection
- ΚΕΡΟΥΣ — of a horn, of horn, horns
- ΚΕΡΩ — to gore, to butt, to horn, to push with horns
- ΚΕΡΩΣ — (of) horn, (of) a horn, (of) wing, (of) a wing, (of) end, (of) an end
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